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Hope Cottage Brightwalton Newbury RG20 7BP

26/00417/TPCTree Works in Conservation AreaAwaiting decision
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Oak - Trees Current height: approx 22m Reduce by 20% 1-2m and crown raise up to 3m. We would like thin out some of the competing limbs growing through the beech to help them coexist. Crown raise to help ground level light. Beech -Trees current Height: approx 10m Crown raise up to 3m, thin and reduce by 15% / 1m. Top not to be touched. Remove major rubbing limbs growing through the adjacent Oak, reduce field side to re-balance the tree as its growing in suppression from Oak and Tulip. Crown raise for more gound level light for borders. Tulip -Trees Current Height - approx 20m Reduce overall canopy (10%) by 1-2m and a meter from the top to reduce weight and wind sail of the tree, Historically it has partially uprooted (approx. 10-15 years ago.); the owner is trying to retain if possible.

Received
23 February 2026
Decision due
6 April 2026
Ward
Downlands
  1. Received23 Feb
  2. Validated23 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target6 Apr
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at Hope Cottage Brightwalton Newbury RG20 7BP. West Berkshire has handled 578 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 23 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across Downlands. We hold 1,024 applications in total for the RG20 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
RG20 7BP
Application type
Tree Works in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Brightwalton Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Williams Trees & Timber
Agent address
Laguna House Brightwalton holt Newbury RG20 7DB United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
5
Constraints
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Brightwalton
  • Listed building: Grade II: 51, Brightwalton VillageOn this site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Lambourn SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • National Landscape (AONB): North Wessex Downs
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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  2. 2026
    23 Feb

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